USA VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	519,229	1	504,904	+ 14,325
Stroke	2	485,524	4	158,520	+ 327,004
Diabetes Mellitus	3	450,199	10	61,418	+ 388,781
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	165,573	11	60,317	+ 105,255
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	159,660	37	9,955	+ 149,706
Asthma	6	139,030	46	3,818	+ 135,212
Tuberculosis	7	126,715	62	546	+ 126,169
Kidney Disease	8	123,904	6	85,861	+ 38,043
Suicide	9	97,623	12	53,099	+ 44,524
Lung Disease	10	94,404	3	195,387	- 100,983
Cervical Cancer	11	89,082	38	6,984	+ 82,097
Liver Disease	12	87,923	16	43,402	+ 44,520
Low Birth Weight	13	80,335	39	6,924	+ 73,411
Birth Trauma	14	67,777	54	1,233	+ 66,543
Congenital Anomalies	15	67,574	34	11,762	+ 55,812
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	54,018	47	3,646	+ 50,372
Malnutrition	17	43,884	40	6,762	+ 37,121
Breast Cancer	18	43,775	13	48,671	- 4,896
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	41,830	48	3,461	+ 38,368
Lung Cancers	20	41,029	5	155,533	- 114,504
Hypertension	21	39,946	8	65,960	- 26,015
Meningitis	22	39,670	60	606	+ 39,064
Stomach Cancer	23	34,022	33	13,077	+ 20,945
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	32,041	2	287,198	- 255,157
Other Injuries	25	30,618	25	25,997	+ 4,621
Oral Cancer	26	30,527	35	11,555	+ 18,972
Liver Cancer	27	27,247	23	27,064	+ 182
Drownings	28	26,980	45	4,070	+ 22,910
Inflammatory/Heart	29	22,118	22	32,529	- 10,411
Endocrine Disorders	30	21,188	14	46,985	- 25,797
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	20,662	9	61,827	- 41,165
Pertussis	32	18,711	69	16	+ 18,696
Parkinson's Disease	33	17,570	21	34,491	- 16,921
Violence	34	16,649	27	18,976	- 2,328
Maternal Conditions	35	16,634	56	779	+ 15,855
Oesophagus Cancer	36	16,150	28	17,829	- 1,680
Syphilis	37	13,022	66	49	+ 12,973
Epilepsy	38	12,943	50	3,162	+ 9,780
Leukemia	39	12,092	24	26,966	- 14,874
Skin Disease	40	11,622	43	5,409	+ 6,213
Lymphomas	41	9,184	19	40,281	- 31,097
Falls	42	9,158	18	40,418	- 31,260
Poisonings	43	9,096	53	1,674	+ 7,422
Prostate Cancer	44	7,899	20	35,612	- 27,713
Road Traffic Accidents	45	6,643	17	41,694	- 35,051
Uterin Cancer	46	6,077	36	10,063	- 3,986
Fires	47	5,992	49	3,183	+ 2,809
Hepatitis B	48	5,698	59	608	+ 5,090
Pancreas Cancer	49	5,575	15	44,293	- 38,718
Ovary Cancer	50	3,324	31	14,591	- 11,267
Bladder Cancer	51	2,831	26	19,622	- 16,791
Appendicitis	52	2,391	63	424	+ 1,967
Encephalitis	53	2,098	68	25	+ 2,073
Alcohol	54	1,887	30	14,659	- 12,773
Tetanus	55	1,317	71	2	+ 1,315
Skin Cancers	56	1,265	32	14,311	- 13,046
Drug Use	57	1,185	7	74,435	- 73,249
Other Neoplasms	58	907	29	17,743	- 16,836
Dengue	59	780	76	0	+ 780
Upper Respiratory	60	780	65	229	+ 551
Multiple Sclerosis	61	528	44	5,059	- 4,531
Hepatitis C	62	481	41	5,684	- 5,203
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	317	52	2,461	- 2,144
Ascariasis	64	185	82	0	+ 185
Diphtheria	65	153	75	0	+ 152
Chlamydia	66	106	84	0	+ 106
War	67	62	55	1,198	- 1,136
Measles	68	38	80	0	+ 38
Otitis Media	69	26	67	34	- 8
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	42	5,660	- 5,660
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	73	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	79	0	72	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	723	- 723
Anemia	82	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Kiribati

United States

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.